Thinking back on your childhoodPokemon TCGcollections can inspire immense joy, especially if you were smart enough to keep all of your cards and store them properly to maintain their good condition. However, if you, like many others, no longer own your childhood cards thanks to someone throwing them all away, then you might shudder at seeing some of these cards. While they weren’t strictly common cards, anyone who enjoyed Pokemon in the late 90s or early 2000s probably had at least one of these valuable Wizards of the Coast (WoTC) era promo cards....

InDungeons & Dragons, the dice tend to tell the story, while the players and DM improvise around the outcomes to allow the campaign to unfold in unpredictable ways. While this is an ideal way to play, it can lead to less-than-desirable situations in rare cases. As a DM, I’m unashamed to say I will fudge the dice if I can see the rest of the session will either be ruined, or it will make my job much harder when preparing for the next one....

Animeis full of memorable chefs who leave a lasting impression with their culinary skills. These characters go beyond just cooking; their dishes often reflect their personal growth and the relationships they forge with others. Whether it’s creating life-changing meals or competing in intense cooking challenges, these chefs serve up more than just food… they offer emotional depth and storytelling at its finest. While most people picture anime chefs from food-centric anime series, exceptional chefs can be found hidden amid the entire genre as a whole....

Summary As you play through a game ofDungeons & Dragons, you’ll end up making some difficult choices about your character, some that can even rival the difficulty of making your character from scratch. Spells, features, and weapons are just some of these decisions, but epic boons round out your character. Given at high levels, epic boons are a type of feat that can greatly change the abilities of your character in and out of combat....

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredhas opened the floodgates to the ideas and possibilities of bringing back many classic games with a new look. A graphical update would make these other games look even crisper, and it would also be an opportunity to reintroduce these games to a new audience. It’s a great opportunity to relive some iconic moments in gaming. It’s also important to bring back the gameplay experiences these games brought, making them a part of the modern line-up for current consoles....

Animecharacters being greedy isn’t too rare. You will often find this trait in the bad guys of an anime. Greed can come in many shapes or forms, with most characters being greedy for power and money. The key aspect that makes a character greedier than the others is how far they are willing to go for their own selfish desires. Of course, even the good guys can be greedy. However, this kind of greed is slightly different because these characters rarely sacrifice others for their desires....

One of the best things about the indie gaming scene is how novel and interesting ideas are constantly hitting the market. This sparks new trends, which spark more games, endlessly repeating. The downside to this is that sometimes games will fall in and out of the spotlight with alarming speed. And by the time you realize it’s a game worth checking out, everyone has already moved on to something else. These were the most egregious examples of this I’ve had the displeasure of experiencing....

For what feels like forever,Transformersfans have been eagerly waiting forActivisionto re-license some of its older games,specifically High Moon Studios' Transformers War for Cybertronand Fall of Cybertron from back in theXbox 360days. Despitemultiple prevalent, and largely believable rumors, the games have yet to be re-released. With that in mind, video game archivist Rohan Kar decided to take it upon themselves to not only re-release War for Cybertron, but also “remaster” it, adding a texture pool that turns the 2010 game into a 4K, 60fps modern feeling title....

For decades now, Universal Studios has offered the theme park world’s premier after-hours event:Halloween Horror Nights. The fan-favorite Fright Night leverages Hollywood’s talented set designers, prop makers, and actors to create film-quality haunted houses and scare zones year after year at Universal Studios parks around the world. This month, Universal Studios Hollywood is expanding its after-hours offerings through a brand new event calledFan Fest Nights: a theme park-ified comic-con of sorts, featuring costume contests, shows, nerd-centric walkthroughs, themed eats, and an interactive theater experience set in the iconic Universal Studios backlot....

In the various worlds of video games, there are a lot of ways for protagonists to solve their problems. Laser guns, a well-rolled persuasion check, and theproper use of resourcesare some of the go-tos. However, sometimes there is a glaring flaw in some of the plots of these games. What if… the hero and the villain put it all aside and just kissed a little? Surprisingly, it may work in more plots than you may at first think....

Tutorials are supposed to help you, right? They ease you into a game’s systems and give you a fighting chance before things get tough. But sometimes, they do the opposite. Whether they’re too rigid or just plain misleading, some tutorials set you up to fail the moment you step into the real game. I’ve fallen into these traps more times than I’d like to admit, spending hours mastering mechanics that barely matter or ignoring strategies that turn out to be essential....

It’s official:Nintendohas cast both Link and Zelda for its upcoming live-action film adaptationof the iconic adventure.The Legend of Zeldais set to arrive in cinemas on Jul 29, 2025 and this is the first real slice of news we’ve learned about it since it was announced. TheSuper Mario Bros. filmhas been and gone, attracting lukewarm reviews yet making over a billion dollars at the global box office while seemingly laying the foundation for an animated franchise, withDonkey Kongreportedly set to follow in the plumber’s hugely successful footsteps....

Quick Links The Siege Part 1 mission is easily the most open stage inDoom: The Dark Ages.It has a similar structure to the Holy City of Aratum stage, with you being able to complete the objectives in any order, but with the key difference that the areas between each objective are absolutely packed with stuff to collect. There is an impressive amount of content to parse in the first section of The Siege, and it is easy to get a little overwhelmed....